Madeira Airport Runway Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Girder bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Runway bridge
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| Built: | 1996 - 2000 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, Europe |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 180 m | |
| total length | 1 020 m | |
| height above valley floor or water | 57 m | |
| piers | diameter | 3 m |
| piles | depth | 60 m |
Quantities
| prestressing steel | 9 000 t |
Notes
The design loading is for a design aircraft based on a Boeing 747-400 with a static loading of 4 000 kN, rolling load of 8 000 kN and accidental loading of 12 000 kN
Participants
Design
Main contractor
Prestressing
Pot bearings
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Funchal Airport Extension, Madeira Island, Portugal, in "Structural Engineering International", November 2004, n. 4 v. 14
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0013145 |
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| Created: | 30/08/2004 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |